Elucidating the Origins of High Preferential Crystal Orientation in Quasi-2D Perovskite Solar Cells.

2D systems chloride nucleation perovskites preferential orientation

Journal

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
ISSN: 1521-4095
Titre abrégé: Adv Mater
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9885358

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Historique:
revised: 18 10 2022
received: 02 09 2022
pubmed: 29 10 2022
medline: 29 10 2022
entrez: 28 10 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Incorporating large organic cations to form 2D and mixed 2D/3D structures significantly increases the stability of perovskite solar cells. However, due to their low electron mobility, aligning the organic sheets to ensure unimpeded charge transport is critical to rival the high performances of pure 3D systems. While additives such as methylammonium chloride (MACl) can enable this preferential orientation, so far, no complete description exists explaining how they influence the nucleation process to grow highly aligned crystals. Here, by investigating the initial stages of the crystallization, as well as partially and fully formed perovskites grown using MACl, the origins underlying this favorable alignment are inferred. This mechanism is studied by employing 3-fluorobenzylammonium in quasi-2D perovskite solar cells. Upon assisting the crystallization with MACl, films with a degree of preferential orientation of 94%, capable of withstanding moisture levels of 97% relative humidity for 10 h without significant changes in the crystal structure are achieved. Finally, by combining macroscopic, microscopic, and spectroscopic studies, the nucleation process leading to highly oriented perovskite films is elucidated. Understanding this mechanism will aid in the rational design of future additives to achieve more defect tolerant and stable perovskite optoelectronics.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36305028
doi: 10.1002/adma.202208061
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e2208061

Subventions

Organisme : European Research Council
ID : 757931
Pays : International
Organisme : Helmholtz Association
ID : I-20191049
Organisme : Helmholtz Association
ID : II-20200002
Organisme : EPSRC
ID : EP/T015063/1
Organisme : European Regional Development Fund
Organisme : Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
Organisme : National Foundation for Research
Organisme : Austrian Science Fund
Organisme : University of South Bohemia
ID : M00146

Informations de copyright

© 2022 The Authors. Advanced Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.

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Auteurs

Lukas E Lehner (LE)

Division of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Stepan Demchyshyn (S)

Division of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Kilian Frank (K)

Soft Condensed Matter Group, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539, Munich, Germany.

Alexey Minenkov (A)

Center for Surface and Nanoanalytics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Dominik J Kubicki (DJ)

Department of Physics, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK.

He Sun (H)

Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Bekele Hailegnaw (B)

Division of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Christoph Putz (C)

Division of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Felix Mayr (F)

Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) and Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Munise Cobet (M)

Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) and Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Günter Hesser (G)

Center for Surface and Nanoanalytics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Wolfgang Schöfberger (W)

Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci (NS)

Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) and Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Markus Clark Scharber (MC)

Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) and Institute for Physical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

Bert Nickel (B)

Soft Condensed Matter Group, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539, Munich, Germany.

Martin Kaltenbrunner (M)

Division of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.

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